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Operation Zero ZeroExplanation Showing 181 to 200 of 1009 First Page•Previous Page 6 •7 •8 •9 •10 •11 •12 •13 •14 Next Page•Last Page... He and Joe Mamasela, a former member of MK who was turned an askari, worked very closely with Hechter and were involved in many illegal operations. The three (3) of them worked together as a team. What would happen was, Hechter would receive an order from Cronje and he would ... The incidents in question occurred during the period 1984 - 1986 at Johannesburg. The target of the operation was a former journalist who subsequently held a senior position within the South African Council of Churches. Applicant furnished the following particulars in regard to the ... about my unit's activities. I confirm what he has said in his evidence in chief where he relates to me. I wish to point out that since this was my operation I made a final decision about the operation. Since I was commanding the operation, Mr Sipho Mthembu was to act on my orders. I, in line ... MS KHAMPEPE: You will remember, Mr Lourens, that the reason advanced by Mr Maxam for participating in this operation to steal firearms was to make sure that the operation succeeded and that the other people did not bungle, because he was the leader and he had no confidence in whether they would be ... DR ALLY: Because, Mama, you may know that in the same period, 1985, June, July, that there was actually an operation, it was called Operation Zero Zero, which the Security Police were responsible for. What it involved was giving to young Comrades, grenades that people pretended to be from the ... Both applicants acted during the operation under the borders of Cronje. They didn't partake in the operation except in so far as they accompanied Cronje and identified the spots where the operation would be carried out. They however associated themselves therewith. During August 1988 explosives were put in the basement of Khotso House and the building was badly damaged in the ensuing explosion. A night watchman was injured but fortunately nobody was killed. All the applicants played a part, as envisaged above, in the carrying out of the operation. ... the answer goes this way: The question is, in the most ambiguous manner possible, Mr Richardson concedes that at some or other level he had a co-operation arrangement with Mr Pretorius. He denies that it was the full extent of an informer. That leads us to ask the question, is it not ... ... clear to me that the same methods used in the Police during investigations and interrogations also applied here. It was very clear that the co-operation between the investigating officers who were all former policemen and the Police, that this co-operation was very close and very good. I ... There was direct military action. We have this here as Operation Palmiet. This operation took place in 1984 during the height of the Vaal rent boycott. This phase gave way to another lasting era from the late part of 1985 until the national peace accord. This phase can be described as a phase ... MR BOTHA: Here I specifically refer to operation butterfly which is the code name of an ANC operation ... you recall that Willie Nortje was present and you have already heard that his legal representative has stated that he was not present during the operation. Is it possible that you may have confused his presence in this operation with his presence in ... MR BRINK: And apart from the torture of these men you were merely a passive participant, so to speak, in the further conduct of the operation? ... informed Applicant that the ANC structures in Tembisa had decided that Mr Songo should be eliminated and had appointed Mr Tleane to oversee the operation. A further decision was made that Applicant should be ordered to execute the elimination of Mr Songo. In view of Mr Tleane's ... MR CORNELIUS: Did you participate in the operation and did you reconcile yourself with the operation? Back to the issue of the mopping-up operation by hostel dwellers on August 24, I left home and returned near to Mzimhlope, Meadowlands, Killarney, "War zone". It must have been after midnight when, together with photographer Khosini, who was then known as William Kosi we observed a group of ... 1. The applicant did not make a full disclosure, particularly around the arrest of Mr Charles Ndaba who was a key figure in Operation Vula and who was killed by the Security Police. MR VISSER: Is it also your evidence that the operation was a Special Forces', army, operation? is coming from. It is not from the people who are seated here, but it is like it is coming from the back rooms. We would really appreciate your co-operation because when we started we said we should make sure that we restore people's dignity ... ... explain to him that I feel very dizzy every time I put on these glasses. He then took me to St. John's. I was told that I will have to undergo an operation. Yes, they operated me at St. John's and after the operation I lost my eyesight until at this stage where I cannot ... |
